Project Deity Academy Blog #23

This is my 3rd blog post about Deity Academy, my first ever group project.
Today (March 23rd 2015) I was able to finish up some colour test for Anubis. 
Anubis is a borderline goth - he is stoic and sarcastic - he keeps to himself, he's very quiet and prefers to listen - which makes him get along with the very talkative Nezha

Our group has decided on the far right as our final Anubis.

The director (Brynn) did the concept art of him and much more.

 

Plan for the rest of the day:

- will continue doing more concept designs for 

background gods.

 

Please look forward to the next blog post.  

Project Deity Academy Blog #22

This is my second blog post about Deity Academy, my first ever group project.
Yesterday (March 21st 2015) I have finished drawing up some of Nezha's facial expressions
in the stylized version, and today (March 22nd 2015) I have finished up some poses of him as well.
I have tried my best drawing him as I still can't draw him more exaggerated yet. 
This is what I have done so far ...

  

Please look forward to the next blog post.

Project Deity Academy Blog #21

This is my first blog post about Deity Academy, my first ever group project.
The logline (a short one sentence summary) of the project is about different gods from different religions/cultures attend the same school. And so far I have completed Nezha's concept art and colour test.

Nezha's concept designs

Nezha's colour tests

 The final design of Nezha hasn't been decided yet. So I have the weekend to play around (get used to) with the stylised version of nezha putting him in different poses and expression but not on model because I'll be needing some help from my director with that.

 

Things to do for the coming weekend

(if there's enough time to do it all. I doubt there will be time  my hands to do all of this. That's because I have a sleepover planned for this weekend)

1. do some expression design of Nezha using the concept design

in the stylised version

2.  do some poses of Nezha using the concept design

in the stylised version

3. start thinking about other background gods that can be added to the project.

Blog Update #05

My fifth blog update for just talking about the things I have done so far ...
It seems finally today (March 19th) I was able to finish my finalised rough pass. 
Even though I only did some little changes to it. But yesterday (March 18th 2015) 
I was to finish my exposure sheet of my dialogue to be used in my performance study.
A exposure sheet is ...

An exposure sheet (also referred to as camera instruction sheet, dope sheet or X-sheet) is a traditional animation tool that allows an animator to organize his thinking and give instructions to the cameraman on how the animation is to be shot (from wikipedia)

The exposure sheet of my dialogue to be used in my performance study

Reflection:
It seems in the first rough pass I have made few mistakes in there. The mistakes include his left arm keeps shrinking and growing and his right arm just keeps moving around a lot but I have corrected that. If I were to do this scene again I would just do some more drawings in the begining 
and that would be because the movement was fast for me to soak it all in. 
Below is my finalised rough pass 01.

I have also done some concept designs for NEZHA for my group project "Deity Academy" 

but I won't be showing the designs until the colour test has been done.

Please stayed tuned for the upcoming new project ~ !

Blog Update #04

My fourth blog update for just talking about the things I have done so far ...
Today (for the rest of this week) my class is doing our performance study. So far I have completed my first rough pass (test) of my performance study. And below are some rought sketches about it.

Please stayed tuned for the exposure sheet to my dialogue piece. (and maybe more rough passes of my perfromance study in adobe flash).
 

Blog Update #03

My third blog update for just talking about the things I have done so far ...

Today (for the rest of this week) my class is doing our performance study. So far I have completed the script and on my way to do my rough pass of my chosen dialogue. 

Here's the script

"GROWING PAIN"
written by Kirsty Li

INT. ENN'S KITCHEN DAY

Enn is seen near his kitchen bench with a glass of water on a coaster. Inside the glass of water there is a seed of a plant inside it starting to grow. Enn stares at the glass of water with a concerned look on his face and says ...

ENN

(with a concerned look on his face then later get frustrated)

Grow. Grow! Why won't you grow?!

 

I won't be doing much on it for the rest of the afternoon. Due to not having adobe flash install on my laptop but I will be able to work on it once I go back to school tomorrow and work on it at home in the afternoon as well.

 

Coming up soon are the thumbnails to my rough pass 01. So please stay tuned to the next blog update.  

Blog Update #02

My second blog update for just talking about the things I have done so far ...
Today (March 15th 2015) I have officially completed my Pitch pack and it includes everything 
that I have done for "Morio's Grand Adventure). It also means that I have completed my animatic and storyboard as well.

 Here's a link to my Pitch Pack of "Morio's Grand Adventure"
Pitch Pack 

And a link to my animatic
Morio's Grand Adventure Animatic

Also on Friday the 13th of March
The top ten ideas for short film were announced: (In no order)
which includes ...
-Leigh
-Lea
-Bryn
-Gino
-Andrew
-Danyelle
-Kamal
-Jareth
-Zach
-Rumi
It includes four of the top ten that I like. (Bryn, Lea, Leigh and Gino)

I voted for: (Not in order from Top 1 to 5)
Leigh (I like the story and the main character)
Corianne (I thought running foxes might be fun and good to learn)
Gino (I thought it would be interesting to watch it and I want to animate Tubb's mother)
Bryn (I like corn guy and how it has slap-stick gag in it. And that I might get to voice act Ne zha)
Jono (I like the idea of Hades and Zeus fight each other in golf but I think it should have more comedy in it)

Solo Project:
I don't think I will make "Morio's Grand Adventure" my solo project later on,I'm not really convinced its that great of an idea anyway and doing all the characters animations would be too much for me to do.I think my solo project will be one of my personal ideas about a animated music video of my favourite jpop group or just some skits about them(the story hasn't been decided though). Maybe if I am allowed I want to team up with another animator and work on a project together

Plan for the rest of the day:
doing some character designs for my personal project and rest.